SPIKE IN CASES CONTINUES
Community transmission now occurring statewide, Maine’s top health official warns
The state recorded the second day in a row of record-setting numbers of new cases that have followed weeks of increasing virus cases.
- Maine’s spike in COVID-19 cases is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah said.
- None of the new cases the Maine CDC reported Thursday are linked to any known outbreaks.
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